BI-RADS lexicon for US and mammography: interobserver variability and positive predictive value

• Published in: Radiology Vol. 239; no. 2; p. 385
• Main Authors: Lazarus, Elizabeth, Mainiero, Martha B, Schepps, Barbara, Koelliker, Susan L, Livingston, Linda S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2006
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Mammography - statistics & numerical data; Middle Aged; Observer Variation; Predictive Value of Tests; Retrospective Studies; Terminology as Topic; Ultrasonography, Mammary - statistics & numerical data

To retrospectively evaluate interobserver variability between breast radiologists by using terminology of the fourth edition of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS) to categorize lesions on mammograms and sonograms and to retrospectively determine the positive predictive value (PPV...